Lessons learned from a case of concrete damage under cathodic protection of steel in concrete by van den Hondel Anthony, Polder Rob

“…The CP design was based on activated titanium strips in horizontal slots cut in the sides of the beams. …”
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Participation in Times of War: The Ambivalence of Digital Media by Olga Zvonareva

“…I engage with these two contrasting digitally mediated initiatives doing similar activities but acting on vastly different commitments to illuminate the digital media’s ambivalence. …”
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Dynamic response and damage evolution characteristics of uniform rocky slopes with unstable rock masses based on shaking table tests by Dong Wang, Hao Wen

“…Seismic activities often trigger catastrophic events including collapses and rockfalls on rocky slopes. …”
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Monitoring the reliability of integrated circuits protection against Trojans: encoding and decoding of combinational structures by L. A. Zolotorevich, V. A. Ilyinkov

“…The initial data for decoding the structure of a digital device is the structural implementation of encoded circuit, obtained, for example, by reverse engineering (prototype design), as well as an activated physical sample of an integrated circuit, when into protected from unauthorized access memory the correct key value is loaded. …”
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Positive strain rate dependence: optimizing TRIP effect for high-speed deformation in lean duplex stainless steel by Yongxin Wang, Lei Chen, Xingzhou Cai, Motomichi Koyama, Zhenting Wang, Xiaolong Li, Zhikun Bai, Xiaocong Ma, Miao Jin

“…Additionally, brittle cracking in ferrite and martensite was significantly reduced with increasing strain rate, resulting in a brittle-to-ductile transition. …”
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Challenging common notions on how eggs break and the role of strength versus toughness by Antony Sutanto, Suhib Abu-Qbeitah, Avishai Jeselsohn, Brendan M. Unikewicz, Joseph E. Bonavia, Stephen Rudolph, Hudson Borja da Rocha, S. Kiana Naghibzadeh, Tal Cohen

“…Abstract One experiment commonly used to teach young students about the response of structures to dynamic loading is the “egg drop challenge”, in which students design a device to protect an egg from cracking after a fall from a specified height. Relevant to this activity is the choice of orientation of the egg to decrease the probability of fracture. …”
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Research and Developments of Heterogeneous Catalytic Technologies by Milan Králik, Peter Koóš, Martin Markovič, Pavol Lopatka

“…., functional groups) in modulating activation energies and stabilizing catalytic functionality. …”
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Rare earth elements, U and Th in tunnel dusts of São Paulo city, Brazil by Renata Mendes Nory, Ana Maria Graciano Figueiredo

“…The REEs, that are as common as the most familiar metals, are found in metallurgical additives, fluid cracking catalysts and automobile converter catalysts, among other applications. …”
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Analysis and Investigation of Diffusion-Induced Stress in Lithium-Ion Particle Through Elastic-Viscoplastic Model of Binder by Juanhua Cao, Yafang Zhang

“…During the charging and discharging process of lithium-ion batteries, lithium-ions are embedded and removed from the active particles, leading to volume expansion and contraction of the active particles, and hence diffusion-induced stress (DIS) is generated. …”
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Machine learning tools for deciphering the regulatory logic of enhancers in health and disease by Spyros Foutadakis, Vasiliki Bourika, Ioanna Styliara, Panagiotis Koufargyris, Asimina Safarika, Eleni Karakike

“…We present the above computational tools and discuss their diverse applications towards cracking the enhancer regulatory code, which could have far-reaching ramifications for uncovering essential regulatory mechanisms and diagnosing and treating diseases. …”
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A Numerical Investigation on the Hydraulic Fracturing Effect of Water Inrush during Tunnel Excavation by Quan Zhang, Bingxiang Huang, Manchao He, Shan Guo

“…When the hydraulic cracks initially formed and expanded, the zone of crack activity was large. …”
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Exothermicity during the pyrolysis of large wood particles by Anna Szepannek, Angela Hofmann, Christoph Pfeifer

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Thermodynamic and kinetic analysis of waste plastic pyrolysis: Synergistic effects and sustainability perspectives by Prathwiraj Meena, Rohidas Bhoi

“…Moreover, the average activation energy of WMPs decreased by approximately 13.41 kJ/mole with the inclusion of the sFCC catalyst. …”
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The Role of Water and Lithology on the Deformation and Failure of an Anaclinal Rock Slope in a Hydropower Reservoir by Ming-liang Chen, Peng-fei Lv, Wen-ze Nie, Chang-ming Tan, Zhi-hua Bai, Yong Liao, Jia-wen Zhou

“…A series of settlement, cracking, and collapse of the Zhengjiaping slope has been increasingly developing since October 2015 during impoundment at the Dagangshan Hydropower Station. …”
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Study on the plasticity improvement mechanism and grain refinement of AZ80 Mg alloy under cryogenic multi-directional forging by Shuchang Li, Zhuo Wang, Xi Zhao, Xiangdong Wang, Jianmin Yu

“…Furthermore, the activation of atypical twins and extensive twin interactions promoted texture dispersion in CT specimens, which facilitated the activation of various slips/twins and suppressed excessive twinning-induced hardening, thereby improving forgeability.…”
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An investigation on workability and strength on compression of GPC with addition of different aspect ratio glass fibers by M. Das, G. C. Behera, J. Jena

“…Short fibres can stop the propagation of micro-cracks with enhancement of toughness, and long fibres can stop the propagation of macro-cracks. …”
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Pyrolysis Kinetics of Spirulina platensis and Non-condensable Gas Product Distribution in a Fixed-Bed Reactor by Ahmad Yusril Aminullah, Sukarni Sukarni, Retno Wulandari, Muhammad Shahbaz

“…CO2 yield mainly originated from carbohydrate cracking. The optimum SP pyrolysis temperature is 310—370℃ based on its non-condensable gas yield, TGA result, OFW kinetics method, and thermodynamics parameter, where it has relatively low activation energy (139.29 kJ/mol) accompanied by a significant increase of non-condensable-gas-production.…”
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Evaluating the strength, durability and porosity characteristics of alluvial clay stabilized with marble dust as a sustainable binder by Mohamad Hanafi, Israf Javed, Abdullah Ekinci

“…The tendency of these soils to expand and contract can cause deformation and cracking in structures, posing challenges in construction. …”
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Distribution Characteristics of Pea Gravel Behind Segment in Shield Tunnel Boring Machine Tunnels by Shengzhi WU, Honghai ZHAO, Hongqiang XIE, Yucang DONG, Lin FANG, Mingnian WANG, Yue LIU

“…Additionally, the study presents the frequent parts, characteristics, and construction recommendations related to these activities.…”
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Evaluation of the influence of induction factors (time and power), geometric characteristics and environmental conditions on the self-healing capability of warm mix asphalt by Mahrokh Jalali, Seyyed Mohammad Mirabdolazimi

“…Asphalt samples with iron powder and activated carbon were tested using semi-circular bending (SCB) at 25°C and −16°C with notch lengths of 10 mm and 20 mm. …”
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